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The Moon as a Stepping Stone to Human Mars MissionsAs we venture back to the Moon with a longer term goal of future Mars missions, lunar missions can provide an important testbed for technologies, systems and operations that directly feed forward to future Mars needs. Gateway missions can provide good in-space transportation feed forward to human Mars missions. Modest operations on the Moon such as the GER (Global Exploration Roadmap)-class missions, can provide key Mars human performance and surface mission capability development and risk reduction. A human return to the Moon can, if done correctly, serve as an excellent down payment to Mars.
Document ID
20180007826
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Connolly, John F. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Rucker, Michelle (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Stecklein, Jonette (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Williams, Nehemiah (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Percy, Thomas (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Polsgrove, Tara (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Cirillo, William (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Merrill, Raymond (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Joosten, B. Kent (Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Inc. McLean, VA, United States)
Drake, Bret (Aerospace Corp. Houston, TX, United States)
Hoffman, Steve (Aerospace Corp. Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
November 26, 2018
Publication Date
October 1, 2018
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
JSC-E-DAA-TN61646-1
Report Number: JSC-E-DAA-TN61646-1
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2018)
Location: Bremen
Country: Germany
Start Date: October 1, 2018
End Date: October 5, 2018
Sponsors: International Astronautical Federation, University of Bremen, International Inst. of Space Law (IISL), International Academy of Astronautics, Space Generation Advisory Council
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNJ11HB94C
CONTRACT_GRANT: 80JSC017F0019
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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